Fitzhugh Fella Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Pleased to say if you want to buy "All the Saints", or any other books from the Hagiology back catalogue they will be available as from tomorrow lunch-time from the stadium club shop. "Suited and Booted" will also be on sale at a special offer of a tenner. Meanwhile if anyone can pick up a book from Otterbourne, Eastleigh or Bristol then we have copies of "All the Saints" autographed by Matt Le Tissier available for £30. Contact me on Duncan@duncanholley.co.uk Also if you get a chance, pick up the Football Echo tomorrow if you like a murder mystery. I have written a recently discovered tale of a Saints player who committed murder and escaped the gallows. Finally here is a review of "All the Saints" from "Back Pass" magazine ALL THE SAINTS, A COMPLETE PLAYERS’ WHO’S WHO OF SOUTHAMPTON FC by Gary Chalk, Duncan Holley and David Bull (Hagiology Publishing, £35). IT DOESN’T happen very often, but every now and then a football book comes along that takes your breath away. Rarely are such treasures a tome devoted to one club. But All the Saints is no ordinary football book. Gary Chalk, Duncan Holley and David Bull have produced what is undoubtedly one of the most exhaustive and forensic examples of the Who’s Who genre. Given the multi-millions swishing around the top tier of the game these days, every leading club should commission such a book to both acknowledge and preserve their heritage, but don’t hold your breath waiting for it to happen. All The Saints has been a couple of decades in the making, though the real work has been concentrated in the past four years, and it is full of hidden gems. Brilliantly researched, lavishly and cleverly illustrated, and written with real affinity for the club and its players, Messrs Chalk, Holley and Bull have come up with something very, very special. At £35, some will say it is not cheap. In truth, it is a snip at that price. Every Southampton supporter should buy it. So should every football statistician and historian. And every club chairman should be made to purchase All the Saints, if only to use it as a template for their own club to copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Fantastic news. I've had lots of friends around mine who don't support Saints but the book caught their eye on the coffee table and they thumbed through it enjoying seeing players they had previously forgot about. The more Saints fans have the opportunity to see and buy this book the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliegeorgesflymo Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 All the Saints is an absolute must for those interested in the history of the club - great book and great to see the club engaging further with the fans. Things definitely improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Good stuff FF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Hi Duncan, would it be possible buy an up to date copy of All the Saints? I think some of the player info is out of date since publication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 I have written a recently discovered tale of a Saints player who committed murder and escaped the gallows. My money is on Osvaldo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 7 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 7 February, 2014 My money is on Osvaldo. It's a good bet but this one goes back a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 My money is on Osvaldo. Michael 'Killer' Svensson Would explain his sudden retirement and disappearance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysaint Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Well done to all concerned, it is good to see the club taking notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Hi Duncan, would it be possible buy an up to date copy of All the Saints? I think some of the player info is out of date since publication I only bought it for the Sam Gallagher section. Imagine my disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 I only bought it for the Sam Gallagher section. Imagine my disappointment. I wanted it for the Danny Fox bit but a but pointless now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solentstars Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Pleased to say if you want to buy "All the Saints", or any other books from the Hagiology back catalogue they will be available as from tomorrow lunch-time from the stadium club shop. "Suited and Booted" will also be on sale at a special offer of a tenner. Meanwhile if anyone can pick up a book from Otterbourne, Eastleigh or Bristol then we have copies of "All the Saints" autographed by Matt Le Tissier available for £30. Contact me on Duncan@duncanholley.co.uk Also if you get a chance, pick up the Football Echo tomorrow if you like a murder mystery. I have written a recently discovered tale of a Saints player who committed murder and escaped the gallows. Finally here is a review of "All the Saints" from "Back Pass" magazine ALL THE SAINTS, A COMPLETE PLAYERS’ WHO’S WHO OF SOUTHAMPTON FC by Gary Chalk, Duncan Holley and David Bull (Hagiology Publishing, £35). IT DOESN’T happen very often, but every now and then a football book comes along that takes your breath away. Rarely are such treasures a tome devoted to one club. But All the Saints is no ordinary football book. Gary Chalk, Duncan Holley and David Bull have produced what is undoubtedly one of the most exhaustive and forensic examples of the Who’s Who genre. Given the multi-millions swishing around the top tier of the game these days, every leading club should commission such a book to both acknowledge and preserve their heritage, but don’t hold your breath waiting for it to happen. All The Saints has been a couple of decades in the making, though the real work has been concentrated in the past four years, and it is full of hidden gems. Brilliantly researched, lavishly and cleverly illustrated, and written with real affinity for the club and its players, Messrs Chalk, Holley and Bull have come up with something very, very special. At £35, some will say it is not cheap. In truth, it is a snip at that price. Every Southampton supporter should buy it. So should every football statistician and historian. And every club chairman should be made to purchase All the Saints, if only to use it as a template for their own club to copy. great news it looks like the spirit of the club is back i for one appreciate the effort you put in to research the history of our great club and the little snippits of info you post on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 "We got our club back". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 7 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 7 February, 2014 I only bought it for the Sam Gallagher section. Imagine my disappointment. Dear pathetic little troll, try page xi where you will see a photo of Sam and a mention of his debut at Sunderland. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 FF, care to share with us on how this came about, and discussions with the club ? Obviously it is tied in with the departure of one person, but I doubt the new regime have asked you to be bound by any non-disclosure agreements as once might have been the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Dear pathetic little troll, try page xi where you will see a photo of Sam and a mention of his debut at Sunderland. HTH Calm down you old tart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Calm down you old tart. Nah, "queen" would have been funnier. You fail at t'interweb warz. Great news though Duncan, I know it's a big win for you and all these small things (parking, book in the shop, Benali, players on loan etc.), bit by bit, indicate that the owner and new directorship really do have the best interest of the fans and club at heart - in my humble opinion anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Hey, I used to get irritated by the snipes at the club and back and forth over this book, but am glad to see this stocked in the shop. It's really relative to the club and only right that people who do work for the club (the club historian for e.g) get something in return. All the best with the book and I will take a look next time I am down at St. Mary's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 It's a good bet but this one goes back a bit Scottish, early 1900s, not Danny Fox. Was helping one of the family trace his ancestry a few weeks back. There is still mystery about what eventually happened to him, perhaps you have found out. Will see if I can grab a copy of the Echo tomorrow somehow (will it be in the online version?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Still about £25 overpriced. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 just do like armstrong + read it in club shop. He prob takes photo of each page and prints his own copy at home. He is v.tight-fisted, armstrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Still about £25 overpriced. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Compared to the rest of the stuff in the club shop it's a steal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 I only bought it for the Sam Gallagher section. Imagine my disappointment.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Still about £25 overpriced. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk It's the profit that makes it dear. A very good book though, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmw Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Smart display that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_saint Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 On the subject of that display, does it mention the horrific (and rather interesting....if you like Air Crash Investigation) crash on the Potomac that lost us that Air Florida sponsor?.....I once wore the shirt in Washington, coming out of Reagan Airport I sure kept a low profile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 great news........why are there so many p****s on here though? And you know exactly who you are. Finally seems like the club wants to have better comms with the fans (and businesses) and that can only be a good thing. Those saying they don't care about this sort of thing they only care about results need only look down the road and see where that mentality ended up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Is that Air Florida kit available to buy in the club shop then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 The book for sale in the shop, the name Le Tissier shown in the display for said book. What a diference in attitude towards the club's history. Another plus mark for Miss Liebherr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmw Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Is that Air Florida kit available to buy in the club shop then? Most of the retro shirts are available, just limited sizes. Ask a member of staff in the shop to look for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9-3 Posted 7 February, 2014 Share Posted 7 February, 2014 Top man Duncan. Please shed some more information why? Who did you speak to at Club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 As a bit of a stats. nerd myself, I found both... In that Number AND All The Saints to be quite invaluable .....for several reasons. A quiet perusal of some of the club's history might deter a few people from starting up those more outrageous threads on here.... time, and time and time again. Once again, many thanks to the authors. Nice job fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 So which four players do you link with those kits???? My instant responses were: Phil Boyer Dave Armstrong Glenn Cockerill Ricky Lambert with regards the book, glad to see the decision reversed and hopefully a few more will be shifted to ensure the Hagiology guys don't end up out of pocket, as they provide a sterling service to many supporters and the Club itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 So which four players do you link with those kits???? My instant responses were: Phil Boyer Dave Armstrong Glenn Cockerill Ricky Lambert with regards the book, glad to see the decision reversed and hopefully a few more will be shifted to ensure the Hagiology guys don't end up out of pocket, as they provide a sterling service to many supporters and the Club itself. Phil Boyer Kevin Keegan Danny Wallace Adam Lallana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 So which four players do you link with those kits???? My instant responses were: Phil Boyer Dave Armstrong Glenn Cockerill Ricky Lambert with regards the book, glad to see the decision reversed and hopefully a few more will be shifted to ensure the Hagiology guys don't end up out of pocket, as they provide a sterling service to many supporters and the Club itself. Phil Boyer/ Chris Nicholl runs him a close second Kevin Keegan Glenn Cockerill Last season's kit : Ricky Lambert This season's : Adam Lallana MLT - unfortunately for him - had his best days in that awful Pony tick. Mick Channon : umbro conventional stripes, c1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Hi Duncan, would it be possible buy an up to date copy of All the Saints? I think some of the player info is out of date since publication It takes months, if not years, to write and publish a book like this, they cannot simply update it every time someone makes an appearance! It is very up to date anyway, with mid-season players making appearances included, and any info on new players will be online anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Dear pathetic little troll, try page xi where you will see a photo of Sam and a mention of his debut at Sunderland. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 8 February, 2014 Author Share Posted 8 February, 2014 It takes months, if not years, to write and publish a book like this, they cannot simply update it every time someone makes an appearance! It is very up to date anyway, with mid-season players making appearances included, and any info on new players will be online anyway. Andre - ta for your support but people like Dig Dog or whatever his name is and CB Fry are just pathetic trolls that hide anonymously behind a computer screen insulting fans for some kind of sexual or deviant satisfaction. I should ignore them but sometimes I can't resist letting them know how truly yellow bellied they are. If one of them posted under his (or her) real name at least you could offer them a modicum of respect. Anyway whoever posted the picture many thanks I have texted Matt to show him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Andre - ta for your support but people like Dig Dog or whatever his name is and CB Fry are just pathetic trolls that hide anonymously behind a computer screen insulting fans for some kind of sexual or deviant satisfaction. I should ignore them but sometimes I can't resist letting them know how truly yellow bellied they are. If one of them posted under his (or her) real name at least you could offer them a modicum of respect. I posted a throwaway gag that you have taken umbridge at. Get a sense of humour. How it insulted you or anyone I will never know. I'm delighted your book is back in, especially as the whole episode demonstrates what a bellend that Italian was. But your self righteousness here is a clear demonstration of why Nicola had so little time for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 It takes months, if not years, to write and publish a book like this, they cannot simply update it every time someone makes an appearance! It is very up to date anyway, with mid-season players making appearances included, and any info on new players will be online anyway. Got to say this post gave me the biggest LOL on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Got to say this post gave me the biggest LOL on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Brilliant book and Duncan is a true saints fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Great to see the name le tissier back in club shop. Hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabes Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 "We got our club back". What a pathetic comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_TOAST Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Top man Duncan. Please shed some more information why? Who did you speak to at Club? would you mind answering this ? I'm curious also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Brilliant book and Duncan is a true saints fan.what qualifies being a true saints fan then Roger? Obviously Duncan has a god like status that us mere mortals have to get to. I really want to be there up with the true Saints fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solentstars Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Got the book along with suited and booted it's a great book.thank god its available .really glad the sensible changes the club are doing and ridding the club of the petty vindictive sillyness that cortese imposed. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 Not sure why people moan about this. With profits going to Saints Foundation and fans getting a good product, it can't be a bad thing surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 8 February, 2014 Share Posted 8 February, 2014 what qualifies being a true saints fan then Roger? Obviously Duncan has a god like status that us mere mortals have to get to. I really want to be there up with the true Saints fans You are too. Don't be silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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